Ice-cream



Sept. 20, 1927.

1,642,726 H. P. GARDNER ICE CREAM SCOOP Filed March 20, 1925 INVENTOR. Hurlcm F. Gm EIHEI- HARLAN r. GARDNER, on ST.

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PAUL, MINNESOTA, ASSIGLTOR rro LUCILE GARDNER, or

ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

ICE-CREAM s ooor.

Application filed March 20, 1925. Serial No. 16,955.

My invent-ion relates to scoops and is particularly adapted to be used with ice cream or "like material where it is desired to 'dish out in a convenient shape the ice cream to the customer.

A feature of the invention resides in a scoop which will dish out a slice of ice cream which is of the shape of a piece of pie so that it can be used particularly for apie-ala-mode scoopor it can be used to dish up the ice cream into 'a' dish which is the shape of a piece of pie. To thisend the receiving portion ofthe scoop is made substantially sector shaped, excepting that it is provided with round corners so as to make a more attractive and finished article and to permit it-to beeasilyoperated.

' fA feature of the invention resides in a scoop'which can'be all taken apart and so tant in the: invention as'it permits the scoop tobe easily manufactured fromdies and tools, thus' makingiall ofthe parts practically identical, 1 u 1 The invention also includes an adjustable spring means for drawing the e ecting plate into receded position within the scoop. 'It is'also a feature'of the invention lZO PI'OVIdG' the ejecting plate of a simple construction,

the supporting portion of which extends into {the handle and'forms a means for engage- T merit projecting out of the handle' and scoop, so thatit can bedepressed to 'force the plate out ofthe scoop and eject thecoritents thereof.

f'Other features andfpe'culiar formation of the parts will be more clearlyset forth the specification and claims." '2 I thddrawings' forming part of thespec Figure 1 is a scoop.

F re 2' 1s a central 7 perspective view of my sectio'nof'the same;

longitudinal cross 7 ;Figi1re 3 illustrates one of the portions of Figure .4 illustrates another portion of the {sco p taken apart;

' "Figure '5 illustrates the 'handlecap and the ejecting plate and the supporting member which is provided with the offset portion to permit the operation of the plate.

The scoop A is of a simple construction, having a handle portion B of a square cross sectional shape and upon the forward end of which is secured the scoop member C. The. scoop member 0 is of a sector shape as illustrated in the drawings and is provided with downwardly depending side walls 10 on the three sides ofthe same, which form the chamber ll of the scoop, together with the back portion 12. The back portion 12 is provided with openings 13 to permit the cleansing and to relieve the material of any kind which may lodge in back'of the ejectinp; plate in the scoop chamber which will be hereinafter described. I The sides 10 of the scoop G extend and connect together to form round corners as illustrated in the drawing, which permits the easy cleansing of the scoop andprovides a more desirable shape to the same.

The handle B of the scoop A is formed of two main parts. the lower portion 14 of which is channel shaped and is provided with 'shoulders 15 on the side walls 16 of the handle portion 14. A cut away portion 17 is provided in the side walls 16 of the handle portion 14 and inwardly projecting flange members 18 are formed extending inwardly towardeach other just ahead of the shoulders 15 to form a top portion to the forward end of the handle portion 14.

- The upper portion 19 of the handle B is also channel shaped and is provided with a tongue 20 on the forward end thereof which extends between the side walls 16 just ahead of the shoulders 15. A recess 21 is formed tion 19 are cutaway at'23 to form an en gaging: notch which is engaged by the lugs 24-forn1ed on the rear end of the handle portion 14, thus causing the parts to fit closely together. The rear end of the handle portion'19 is provided with a downwardly depending tongue which is a continuation of the top of the portion 19 and which is of practically the same width as the top so as to fit between the side walls 16 of the rear end. of the handle portion 14-. The stop tongue has its lower end curved to form a that this end lies along the bottom of the channel oi the handle portion 14, while the portion 30 of the arm 28 normally extends along the inside and engages against the portion 19 ot the handle B, as illustrated in Figure 2.

A thumb engaging portion 31 is formed on the arm 28 which projects upwardly from the portion 30 and extends through the opening 32 formed between the tongue 20 and the rear edges of the flanges 18. as illustrated in Figure 1. The arm 28 slides freely in this opening 32 so as to permit the plate 29 to be operated up and down in the chamber 11 ot' the scoop C.

The plate 29 is of sector shape, having the round corners so to fit closely within said walls 10 of the scoop C. The arm 28 is secured in a suitable manner to the back oi the plate, and projects downwardly from the portion 31 to the point of engagement 33 on the plate 29. An opening 34 is formed in the back 12 ot' the scoop C to permit the arm 28 to pass through the same.

The arm 28 and plate 29 are held in upward position with the plate receded into the'chamber 11 ot the scoop C, as illustrated in Figure 2, normally, by the wire spring35 which is illustrated in Figure 6 and which o'li sufiioient resiliency and rigidity to provide themeans for returning the plate 29 to inner position within, the scoop C. The spring is held-freely beneath the portion 30 with its'tree ends 36 trictionally engaging in. the channel portion 14- between the side walls 16, but free to be slid into a position either close to the free end 27 of the arm 28 or moved forward toward the engaging porlion 31. When the spring is moved closer toward the front of the handle or toward the portion 31 it provides a stronger operating means to return the plate 29 and arm 28 to normal position. In this manner the spring 35 can be adjusted to the desired tension which willoperate the plate most eflectively in use.

.In F gures 3, l, 5, (i and 7 I have illustrated the parts of my scoop separate from each other and in assembling them the plate 29 andarm 23 are connected to the scoop C by pas no; the free end 27 of the arm 28 through the opening 34-. The spring 35 is then positioned within the portion 14 of the handle B and then the portion 19 is placed into engagement with the shoulders 15 and closed down against the flanges 24, while the locking cap 38 is slipped over the end of the members let and 19 to form the end of the handle B. This cap 38 forms a closure for the endol'- the handle and trictionally en gages the members 14 and 19 ot the handle so as to hold them closely and firmly together. The scoop is then ready tor operation.

In operating the scoop the scoop portion C is placed into the ice cream and is moved to scrape the chamber 11 full of ice cream or other. material which it is desired to be scooped out of a receptacle. When the chamber 11 is filled with ice cream the scoop is withdrawn from thebulk receptacle and by pressing on the thumb operatingportion 31 ot the arm 28 the ejecting plate 29 is moved into the downward position illustrated in Figure 2, thus ejecting the contents of the scoop C therefrom. This operation is very simple and is repeated rapidly without any difliculty, even by those having little or no eizperience in the use of the seoopbetore.

The parts of my scoop A are made by dies and fit pertectlly together. The ejecting plate 29 is smooth and operates freely within the chamber 11. so as to freely and readily eject the ice cream from the chamber into a cone particularly designed for use with my scoop, to provide an ice cream pie of a very desirable nature. The cone is not illustrated in this application, but it is obvious that the operation of the scoop is simple and effective, so that an icecream coneof the shape of a piece of pie is offered to the customer which holds the .ice cream firmly within the cone so that it is spread out in a fiat sector shape rather than of. a semicircular shape as has been done heretofore in other cones. In'this manner Ifprovide a scoop of a very desirable nature which is adapted to readily dish out ice cream into a sector shaped container to make a very desirable and attractive ice cream confection.

In accordance with the patentystatutes- I' have described the principles of operation of my scoop and while I have illustrated particular formation and construction in the 7' drawings, I desire to have it understood that they are only illustrative and that the invention can be carried'out'by other means'and applied to uses other than those above" set .125 plate. having its free end projecting into said handle, resilient means for holding said arm in a set position and a cap for closing the end of said handle and locking the separable parts together, i J is r I 2. A separable ice cream scoop including a handle having channel shaped portions adapted to nest together, an ejecting plate Within the body of said plate and a locking cap for the end of said handleto hold said separable parts together.

3. A separable ice cream scoop including a scoop portion having a handle portion projecting therefrom of a substantially channel shape, a cover for said handle adapted to form the top thereof and a locking cap adapted to engage over the end to form a closure thereforrand lock the parts of said scoop together.

4. A separable ice cream scoop including a scoop head, a separable handle projectlng from said scoop headand secured thereto,

an ejecting plate positioned within said scoop head, an arm for operating said plate, means for holding the free end of said arm Within said handle, adjustable spring means Within said handle for operating said arm in onedirection and a closure cap adapted to lock the parts of the handle of said scoop together in a manner to hold the plate, arm and handle together in operative position.

5. An ice cream scoop including a separable handle and ejecting plate and a closure cap for the end of said handle adapted to lock the parts together in a manner to hold them in operative position.

6. An ice cream scoop including a sector shaped scoop portion, a separable handle secured to said scoop portion, including upper and lower channel shaped members, means for locking said members together on one end, a cap for closing the other end and adapted to lock the handle members together and an ejecting plate having a sup porting arm extending through the back of said scoop portion and down into the handle portion of said scoop.

HARLAN P. GARDNER. 

